Job Postings as af May 14, 2015

1.Position: Part-Time Risk Behavior Interviewer, YMSM Project

Organization: New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene

Posting Date: May 11, 2015

Program: DOH-HIV

Employment Status: Part-Time less than 28 Hrs

Borough: Manhattan

Area: Tribeca

Program Overview: With an annual budget of $1.6 billion and more than 6,000 employees throughout the five boroughs, we’re one of the largest public health agencies in the world, serving 8 million New Yorkers from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds. With over 200 years of leadership in the field, we’re also one of our nation’s oldest public health agencies. The challenges we face range from obesity, diabetes and heart disease to HIV/AIDS, tobacco addiction and substance abuse, and the threat of bioterrorism. We’re tackling these issues with innovative policies and programs ‘ and getting exceptional results ‘ but our work is never finished. The breadth of our innovative programs provides the widest range of choices for every member of our team.

Job Description: The Research Unit of the HIV Epidemiology and Field Services Program is recruiting Interviewers for the New York City National HIV Behavioral Surveillance for Young Men Who Have Sex with Men (NHBS-YMSM) project, which will conduct HIV behavioral surveillance of MSM between 13 and 17 years of age in order to identify the most effective sampling methods to reach young MSM, evaluate exposure to and use of prevention and HIV testing services among this population, and assess HIV risk behaviors, HIV seroprevalence, HIV incidence and other HIV-related outcomes.

2.Position: Part-Time Risk Behavior Interviewer

Organization: New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene

Posting Date: May 11, 2015

Program: DOH-HIV

Employment Status: Part-Time less than 28 Hrs

Borough: Manhattan

Area: Tribeca

Program Overview: With an annual budget of $1.6 billion and more than 6,000 employees throughout the five boroughs, we’re one of the largest public health agencies in the world, serving 8 million New Yorkers from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds. With over 200 years of leadership in the field, we’re also one of our nation’s oldest public health agencies. The challenges we face range from obesity, diabetes and heart disease to HIV/AIDS, tobacco addiction and substance abuse, and the threat of bioterrorism. We’re tackling these issues with innovative policies and programs ‘ and getting exceptional results ‘ but our work is never finished. The breadth of our innovative programs provides the widest range of choices for every member of our team.

Job Description: The Research Unit of the HIV Epidemiology and Field Services Program is recruiting Interviewers for the New York City National HIV Behavioral Surveillance System (NHBS). NHBS is a national, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)-funded research project conducted annually in New York City and other participating sites. The project investigates HIV risk behaviors, access to and utilization of HIV prevention services, testing history, and HIV prevalence among populations at risk for HIV infection, including men who have sex with men (MSM), injection drug users (IDU), and high-risk heterosexuals (HET).

The study population for 2015 is people who inject drugs. Interviewers will administer 30-40 minute risk behavior interviews using tablet PCs and provide HIV and hepatitis C counseling and testing to participants.

Responsibilities:

Conduct in-depth, standardized surveys with study participants

Collect specimens for HIV and hepatitis C testing via finger stick, or other methods as determined by the protocol

3.Position: Research Manager

Organization: Institute for Family Health

Posting Date: May 11, 2015

REPORTS TO: Administrative Director

DEPARTMENT: Department of Family Medicine and Community Health

Organizational Setting

The Research Manager will work within the Department of Family Medicine & Community Health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, which is operated by the Institute for Family Health. The Institute and Mount Sinai work collaboratively to advance scholarly activities in Family Medicine, working with medical students, residents, and faculty to promote evidence for improved health care delivery, elimination of health disparities, and effective educational approaches in the specialty.

Job Description

The Research Manager coordinates scholarly activities across the Department and Institute health centers, and helps develop organizational research capacity. Research at the Institute is focused in the areas of health disparities, integrated primary and behavioral health services, women’s health, and health information technology. Responsibilities of the Research Manager include:

Manages the Institute’s Research Committee, including screening all new research proposals;

Provides guidance on research design and supports study implementation for faculty, residents and medical students;

Develops research grants;

Manages ongoing research projects;

Oversees the Institute’s annual Research Symposium; and

Develops research manuscripts and reports.

Requirements and Skills

Masters degree in public health or a similar field;

1‐3 years minimum relevant work experience;

Strong analytic abilities;

Outstanding attention to detail and good follow through skills;

Excellent writing and editing skills;

Good interpersonal skills and able to work well in a team; and

Proficient in major office applications including Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook, with preference for experience in statistical software such as SPSS or SAS and/or qualitative research software such as NVIVO or Dedoose.

4.Position: Evaluation Project Director

Organization: NYU School of Medicine

Posting Date: May 12, 2015

Position Summary:

We are seeking an experienced qualitative evaluator to help evaluate the New York State Health Foundation’s “Healthy Neighborhoods Fund” initiative, a multi-site community-based initiative in New York State. Nine communities in New York have been funded to design and implement plans that will increase the communities’ access to healthy food, access to physical activity opportunities, and connect residents to programs. We are seeking an individual with program evaluation experience, who can work closely with the communities to help “tell the story” of how each accomplishes change, while drawing parallels and lessons learned across all sites. The individual will be responsible for orchestrating and conducting evaluation activities; conducting site visits; providing on-the-spot feedback; providing written and oral feedback; writing reports; and providing technical evaluation assistance to communities in data collection. In addition, the individual will promote and coordinate the collection of an array of quantitative measures of progress within the communities. S/he will be conduct qualitative data analysis.

Principal Responsibilities:

Coordinate with internal and external parties to organize the various components needed to initiate, run and conclude multi-site evaluation activities.

Identify key community leaders, stakeholders, and resources and develop and maintain relationships in nine communities (most in New York City).

Evaluate qualitative and quantitative data and make tailored recommendations based on analyses, observation and feedback.

Arrange and conduct multi-day site visits, including semi-structured interviews with key informants at each site, attending functions and activities, and holding a debriefing session with stakeholders to provide timely feedback at the end of the visit. Collect, review, and analyze documents and interview transcripts. Write structured analytic memos describing site visits. Make recommendations based on findings.

Develop and present materials for trainings and dissemination activities.

Minimum Qualifications:

Masters degree or equivalent in public health, social science, or related field.

Two years of experience evaluating programs or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Outstanding oral, written, communication, interpersonal skills.

Relevant experience working in low-resource community settings.

At least three years of experience collecting, analyzing, and reporting qualitative data, including interviews, observations, and document reviews.

Position begins immediately and includes a generous benefits package. Some travel is required. For consideration, please send resume and cover letter to Chris Bates at Christopher.Bates@nyumc.org by May 22, 2015.

5.Position: Evaluation Project Director

Organization: NYU School of Medicine

Posting Date: May 12, 2015

United Community Centers (UCC) is a social justice driven community center that has been serving the East New York neighborhood of Brooklyn for over 60 years. Our mission is to work together with residents of all ages and cultures to address our community’s challenges, celebrate its strengths, and provide services that improve lives. Our current programs include an affiliated daycare center for 114 pre- schoolers; free immigration assistance; civics and ESOL classes; cultural and educational events; organizing campaigns around community issues; ‘East New York Farms!’ (ENYF), an urban agriculture project; and ‘Protecting the East’ (PTE), a youth sexual health and HIV prevention project.

We are seeking an experienced Development Director who will:

Develop and execute UCC’s annual fundraising plan

Secure financial support from government agencies, foundations, corporations, and individuals

At least three years of fundraising experience, including grant writing and individual donor programs

Bachelor’s degree in a related field is preferred but not

Must possess strong communication and writing skills.

Must work independently and possess a good sense of

Must be attentive to detail, manage multiple tasks, and meet

Must possess excellent interpersonal, word processing, and research

Knowledge and familiarity with fundraising information sources and research techniques for fundraising prospects

Must be able to work well under pressure in a team environment, handle multiple assignments, and meet

Commitment to social

LOCATION:

United Community Centers 613 New Lots Ave Brooklyn, NY 11207

TO APPLY

Please email cover letter, resume and 2- page writing sample as one PDF file to: aaguirre@ucceny.org Grant proposals or letters of inquiry are especially helpful as writing samples. You will receive a confirmation that your application was received. We will not be able to respond to each applicant individually.

We will accept applications until May 20th, but interested candidates should apply as soon as possible. We hope to hire a new Development Director to start in mid-June 2015.

SALARYANDBENEFITS: This position offers a salary in the mid $40K range, medical and dental coverage, and paid vacation.

6.Position: LGBTQ Research Project Manager

Organization: Strength in Numbers

Posting Date: May 12, 2015
Background & Job Description

Primary Skills and Qualifications: Strong interest in LGBTQ health and participatory research for social change. Experience managing complex projects, interest and aptitude for quantitative survey research, intermediate to advanced knowledge of excel features for data entry and graph making, ability to reach out to large number of stakeholders and coordinate on-time survey and incentive delivery. Prefer flexible schedule.

The Research Project Manager will be responsible for supporting the recruitment of 5000 LGBTQ people living in New York State to take a 10-15 minute survey from the period May 26, 2015 to July 15, 2015. Outreach will include coordination with 25-40 direct service and advocacy organization, staffing and attending Pride events to recruit for the survey, helping with social media campaign work and targeting under-represented groups. Support and mentorship from two staff members will be provided.

Location: Primarily remote, with weekly meetings at a mutually convenient location in Brooklyn or Manhattan with Principal Consultants and periodic attendance at events to promote the LGBT HHS survey.

Job Responsibilities

1. Work closely with SiNCG Principal Consultants and Network Coordinator to engage LGBT HHS Network members in promoting the survey
2. Keep and add to a calendar of Pride events started by SiNCG
3. Maintain spreadsheets tracking Pride Events, Social Media Outreach and other outreach opportunities beyond the Network
4. Ensure Network members have the support they need to promote the survey, including:
a. Recruit Network members to promote the survey at Pride events and call them to remind them to give out palm cards 7 days and 3 days prior to relevant Pride activities
b. Follow-up on social media requests, working with Network members and Network coordinator to ensure information about the survey is disseminated through identified outlets
c. Mail palm cards and/or send outreach e-mails to other opportunities for outreach identified by Network members
5. Coordinate mailing palm cards to AI grantees
6. Order food for events where needed
7. Plan and execute outreach for under-represented survey respondents (POC, low income/low education, older adults), and where needed provide support to outreach workers well-connected in these communities (via phone calls, mailing materials, connecting them with Network members, etc.)
8. In areas where other outreach attempts are not successful,
attend events where under-represented survey respondents can be found
and proctor surveys

Other Duties:
1. Organize and file receipts for 2014-2015
2. Download and organize policy data
3. Other duties as required

Other Skills:
· Very organized
· Comfortable reaching out to organization doing direct service work with LGBT communities; sensitive to their time constraints and enthusiastic about supporting their work
· Commitment to cultural competency; experience working with people from different communities and backgrounds
· Familiar with excel (e.g. can make graphs to specifications, can transpose rows and columns)
· Available 20 hours per week, flexible on at least some weekends
· Cheerful and calm disposition, can work in a supportive but stressful and fast-paced environment
· Can work independently and on listed tasks
· Positive attitude, sense of humor and openness to creative solutions

To apply: Please send one-page cover letter addressing skills, qualifications, abilities and interest in the position to info@strengthinnumbersconsulting.com along with CV or resume and two references (at least one of which must be able to address prior experience managing projects and only one of which may be from a professor)

Applications are due May 18th, 2015. No applications will be considered after this date.
Dates: May 2015-July or August 2015 (12 weeks)
Rate: $18 (approximately 20 hours per week)

7.Position: Community Health Initiative Manager

Organization: Lenox Hill Neighborhood House

Posting Date: May 13, 2015

Lenox Hill Neighborhood House, widely recognized as one of New York’s premier human services providers, is a 121-year-old settlement house that provides an extensive array of effective and integrated services—social, educational, legal, health, housing, mental health, nutritional and fitness— which significantly improve the lives of 20,000 people in need each year, ages 3 to 103, on the East Side of Manhattan. Our constituents include older adults, homeless and formerly homeless adults, children and families, recent immigrants, disabled persons, adult learners and thousands more. Our programs—staffed by social workers, educators, public interest lawyers, case managers, advocates and many, many others—include an Early Childhood Center, RealArts. After School Program and Summer Camp, Women’s Mental Health Shelter, permanent supportive housing residence, two Senior Centers, transportation program for frail seniors, social adult day program, care management program for frail seniors, transportation program, Food Services, Legal Advocacy Department, Visual and Performing Arts, Fitness & Aquatics, Adult Education and more. For more information on Lenox Hill Neighborhood House, please visit our website at www.lenoxhill.org.

Lenox Hill Neighborhood House now seeks a Community Health Initiative Manager, for our successful enrollment program that links low-income individuals and families to appropriate and affordable health insurance. Our Community Health Initiative Manager will play an integral role in helping uninsured New Yorkers access the quality health insurance they are entitled to, through the Affordable Care Act and the New York State of Health Marketplace.

Reporting to our Director of Health and Wellness Initiatives, the Community Health Initiative Manager will:

Conduct community outreach and education about health insurance, subsidies and tax credits available through the New York State of Health Marketplace, including Medicaid, Child Health Plus and qualified health plans;

Provide information, counseling and intensive application assistance to eligible individuals, including immigrants, low wage workers, homeless and formerly homeless adults, families with children and other low income New Yorkers;

Create and manage relationships with community-based partners with regard to health insurance access;

QUALIFICATIONS: A successful candidate will demonstrate: an interest in expanding access to health insurance to the uninsured and underinsured; prior human services experience, particularly related to health insurance or other benefits; excellent written and oral communication skills and proficiency in public speaking; the ability to respond sensitively to the needs of our clients; proficient computer skills; and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment. BA/BS degree with relevant experience accepted, Master’s Degree preferred. Fluency in Spanish is required. Excellent benefits package.

Interested applicants should email a resume, cover letter and list of references to insuranceenrollment@lenoxhill.org. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until the position is filled. No phone calls please.

8.Position: Family Life Specialist

Organization: Palladia, Inc.

Posting Date: May 13, 2015

Description

• Conduct in-depth family histories and family assessment for service planning integrating the needs of all family members individually and the needs of the family unit; make appropriate recommendations to the treatment team.
• To increase family stability, the Family Life Specialist will assess family’s behavioral and relational problems and refer them to needed services.
• Strengthen the families by offering services such as child care planning, self-sufficiency goal setting, educational assistance for children, working with foster care agencies, crisis intervention, family mediation and conflict resolution, and parenting skills workshops.
• Complete all progress notes, treatment planning goals, written assessments, and other required documentation of services rendered in a timely fashion.
• Conduct home and office visits as necessary.
• Participate with and support client in service planning for family reunification.
• Coordinate with other public systems, providing direction and advocacy on behalf of client families, including child welfare agencies, courts, and public assistance as necessary.
• Perform other various duties assigned by Program Director.
Qualifications: A MSW (LMSW preferred) or Masters in Human Services field with a minimum of 2-3 years experience working with families. Familiar with clinical issues including substance abuse, domestic violence, mental health, child welfare, child development, cognitive/developmental disabilities, family re-unification, and/or family system work. Ability to communicate effectively and respectfully with people from diverse cultures and backgrounds.

9.Position: Quality Improvement Coordinator

Callen-Lorde Community Health Center provides sensitive, quality health care and related services to New York’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community regardless of ability to pay.

Position Summary
The Coordinator of Quality Improvement primary responsibility is to assist the Patient Support Manager with patient feedback collection, resolution and de-escalate disruptive patients during assigned shifts. The Coordinator will also support the Quality Department in collection, analysis and dissemination of quality metric data, as well as supporting Callen Lorde’s performance improvement efforts. Additionally, the Coordinator is responsible for supporting all areas of Callen-Lorde’s Risk Management Plan, Quality Management Plan, Safety Program, and Corporate Compliance Program.

Work Schedule/Salary/Benefits
Callen-Lorde is open Monday through Saturday. This is a full-time position with normal business hours (9:00AM to 5:00PM Monday – Friday). Occasional evenings may be required. Salary will depend on experience and will be accompanied by an excellent benefits package, including individual medical, dental and vision insurance, life insurance, short- and long-term disability insurance, generous Paid Time Off, and 403B plan.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in a healthcare or related field. Master’s in Public Health preferred.

A minimum of 2 years’ experience in Quality (QA/PI processes) preferably in a health care setting.

Experience with quality tools such as dashboards, PDSA cycles, and Pareto process

Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with peers.

Strong project management skills.

Strong computer skills, including database systems and MS office suite, (Word, Excel and Access); as well as knowledge and experience working with electronic medical records systems.

Strong analytical aptitude and the ability to capture relevant data and report it effectively

Commitment to the mission of Callen-Lorde.

Ability to work with diverse populations.

Bilingual in Spanish preferred

Send cover letter and resume to:

jobs@callen-lorde.org

Attn: Coordinator, Patient Support and Performance Improvement

Fax: 212-271-7237

(NO TELEPHONE INQURIES WILL BE ACCEPTED)

Callen-Lorde Community Health Center

356 West 18 th Street, New York, NY 10011

Callen-Lorde is an Equal Opportunity Employer, people of color, people of transgender experience, lesbians and people living with HIV/AIDS are encouraged to appl

Compensation Type: Salary

Travel Desired: No Travel

10.Position: Program Coordinator, NYC-Smoke Free

Organization: Public Health Solutions

Posting Date: May 5, 2015

Program Overview:

Public Health Solutions is a nonprofit organization that develops, implements and advocates dynamic solutions to prevent disease and improve community health. We conduct comprehensive research providing insight on public health issues, create and manage community health programs, and provide services to organizations to address public health challenges. Programs of Public Health Solutions address critical public health needs such as maternal and child health, nutrition, access to health insurance, HIV prevention and care, and smoking cessation. For government agencies, nonprofit organizations and others, Public Health Solutions provides services to enable them to enhance their effectiveness and strengthen their capacity to have an impact and efficiently manage funds. Our roots are in scientific research. We were founded in 1957 under the name Medical and Health Research Association of New York City to enable the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and other organizations to conduct health research to inform their work. Over the years, we saw an opportunity and a need to build upon this foundation of rigorous scientific research to link research and practice in dynamic ways to improve the health of communities. Today, as Public Health Solutions, we use research wherever we can to help illuminate critical public health issues and to design, implement and assess effective methods for preventing disease and improving health in New York City and beyond.

Job Description:

NYC Smoke-Free (formerly the NYC Coalition for a Smoke-free City) is a program of Public Health Solutions (PHS) whose mission is to end the tobacco epidemic and to promote a tobacco-free society that benefits the health of all New York City residents. The program is primarily funded by a grant from the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH). The objectives of PHS’s current grant are to reduce the impact of retail tobacco product marketing on youth, educate and advocate for local and state laws, regulations and voluntary policies to reduce tobacco exposure including those that prohibit tobacco use in outdoor areas, increase the percent of households where smoking is prohibited, eliminate pro-tobacco imagery from youth-rated movies and the Internet and, decrease the number of places where tobacco is sold, develop a corps of youth activities branded as “Reality Check,” and cultivate a wide range of community partners to support these objectives.

NYC Smoke-Free at Public Health Solutions seeks a Program Coordinator to help the program achieve its highest impact by providing day-to-day programmatic and administrative support to the Director and Deputy Director.